Which of the following is a stage in the life cycle of a dynasty?

Collapse, Growing corruption, Prosperity, Leadership failures

Who wrote Japan's first novel?

A woman whose real name we do not know

OK Ming questions now. What was a censor?

A Ming official who could write directly to the emperor

A unit of volume for measuring rice

Who was Oda Nobunaga?

The first of the three unifiers of Japan

Which of the following DID NOT happen to Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor?

Founded a new religion based on Buddhism

Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?

The first shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty

Why did Toyotomi call himself "taiko" and not "shogun"?

He was a peasant, and could not be shogun

What was a concubinage?

A contractual relationship similar to marriage

What was Pure Land Buddhism?

A sect dedicated to reaching a Buddhist heaven called the "Pure Land"

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1
Which of the following is a stage in the life cycle of a dynasty?
Collapse
Growing corruption
Prosperity
Leadership failures
2
What year did the Ming dynasty end?
1444
1701
1368
1644
3
What did Ming bureaucrats need to take a test on before they could gain government jobs?
Daoism and the Daodejing
Farming techniques
Confucian writings
Military tactics (The Art of War)
4
Who wrote Japan's first novel?
An early emperor
A daimyo
Oda Nobunaga
A woman whose real name we do not know
5
Who was the first Ming emperor?
Zhu Yuanzhang
Yongle
Yuan
Wanli
6
What was the "Sengoku" period in Japanese history?
Era of political harmony
Era of the three unifiers of Japan
Era of civil war
Era of European contact
7
What was "bushido"?
The term for a masterless samurai
The samurai code of conduct
The practice of self-discipline in pursuit of enlightenment
A daimyo without an estate
8
OK Ming questions now. What was a censor?
A Ming official who could write directly to the emperor
A kind of Daoist monk
A pottery-maker
Another term for "emperor"
9
What was a koku?
A unit of volume for measuring rice
A Buddhist term for sympathy
The unique hat the shogun wore
A term for a young emperor
10
Who was Oda Nobunaga?
A prominent Buddhist monk
The first emperor of Japan
Nobody, probably
The first of the three unifiers of Japan
11
Which Europeans were the first to reach Japan?
The Dutch
The English
The Spanish
The Portuguese
12
Which of the following DID NOT happen to Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor?
Both parents died
Founded a new religion based on Buddhism
Lost his Buddhist temple to a flood
Became a gangster leader and warlord
13
What was the "Peony Pavilion"?
An epic poem of early China
The first Chinese novel
A famous painting of the Ming era
An early Ming opera
14
What was a daimyo?
A Japanese fisherman?
A kind of sailing ship
A kind of sushi
A Japanese lord
15
Who was Tokugawa Ieyasu?
The first shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty
A legendary samurai
The title of the emperors
The author of Japan's first novel
16
Why did Toyotomi call himself "taiko" and not "shogun"?
It was the Korean term for "shogun"
He worked for the shogun
He thought it sounded more intimidating
He was a peasant, and could not be shogun
17
What did Japanese peasants wear day-to-day?
A kimono (silk robe)
A simple loincloth
Two swords (one short, one long)
Air Jordans
18
What was a concubinage?
One of the Four Noble Truths
A kind of disease
An imperial servant (usually male)
A contractual relationship similar to marriage
19
What is a katana?
A loose silk robe
A decorative rice bowl
A kind of fish paste
A single-edged sword
20
What was Pure Land Buddhism?
A sect that hybridized Buddhist and Daoist beliefs
A sect dedicated to ending farming
A sect dedicated to reaching a Buddhist heaven called the "Pure Land"
A sect that sought to awaken one's "inner Buddha"

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